Shock-absorber



H. W. KAKASKA.

SHOCK ABSORBER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.18. 1919.

1,319,873. Patented Oct. 28,1919.

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\ UNITED STATES PATENT oFFmr- HENRY w. KAKASKA, or BISMARCK, nonrn DAKOTA.-

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Applioat ion flled April 18,

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY W. KAxAsKA,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Bismarck, in the county-of Burleigh and Stateof NorthDakota, have invented a new and useful Shook-Absorber, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shocleabsorbers for automobiles and has for its object to provide a simple, ellicient device that may be readily attached to a vehicle withoutalteration in the present structure. Another object is the provision of a shock absorber that is designed to support a vehicle spring at a point intermediate its length 'which not'only lessens road shocks in a marked degree but practically eliminates spring breakage. 4 With these andpther objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, and as particularly ointed out in "the appended claims it is wit lln the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to P1:- hance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertainsz' In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation with parts broken away and parts in section of the, device as applied to a front axle of a well-known make of car.

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of a device constructed in accordance with the present invention'applied (on rear axle.

Referring particularly to the drawing in 35 which like reference characters are applied 'to like parts throughout the drawings the numeral Ldesignates the front axle of an autmnohile and 2 the frontspring.

Seau'ed to the axleflat 3 is a bracket 4. having fulerumml at its free end asshown int {i a block 6, the block (3 provided with ears 7 which straddle the end of the bracket 4 and provide for the pivotal connection 5. Links 8 straddle the lirau-ket 4. one end being (,(illllfl'lttl at 9 to the block 6 oulside of? the pivot 5 and the other end connected *dzhrough ,ihe pin 10 to the end of the spring 2. A laminated spring 11 is setured'to the block 6 by a bolt 12 and a clip 13.

The spring 1] is located directly over the front spring 2 and extends in the direction of the length ofthe spring to a point inter-j Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 28, 1919.

1919. Serial No. 290,957.

mediate the center of the spring and the point of connection 10 to the ,links' 8. A shackle 14 is connected to the spring 11 at 56 its inner end and a roller 15 connected to the shackle underrides the spring 2 at this point. r

The construction of the device for the rear spring isidentieal with that of the one 6" just described except a bracket 16 is substituted for the bracket 4, the bracket 16 being shaped for attaclnnent to the brake drum flange on the rear axle of the auto-' m In use the spring 11 and block 6 become a lever of the first class with its fulcrum on thebracket atvfi; the weight of the load applied through the spring 2 and links 8 to the point 9 tend to put thespring 1], under tension and support the spring 2 rig; point intermediate its ends by means o the shackle l4 and roller 15.

n this way any additional weighton'the spning 2 is trapsmitted through the arrznnzement of levers to exert more support tmthe under side of the spring 2 and by rear sop of the resilient nature of thesupport and the location thereof the riding qualities of the ear are improved and the life @5210 the springs are considerably lengthened; "J

The preferred embodiment of the invent tion has been shown and described but it is; to be understood that changes Ina} be made within the scope of the appended claims 86 without departing from the spirit or sacri the any of the advaii'tages of the invention.

Having: thus deserihml the invention what is'claimed is:-

1. In a device of the class described. a re- 90 silienl leverfulerulhml at a point intermediate its ends to a fixed portion of a vehiele and adjacent the vehicle spring, one arm of the levei heing connected to 'the vehiele spring and =the other arm support- 96 ing the spring: internwd'iate its ends.

2. In a derieemf the class described, a resilient lever i'uh'runu-d intermediate its ends, means for supporting the lever from arehiele axle adjacent the'vehiele spring, means 100 for connecting one end of the lever to said spring, and means for supporting the spring intermediate its ends from the other end 'of'said lever. I p a Q i v 1,819,878

3. In a device of the class described, a In testimcnythet I claim the foregoing as bracket adapted for attachment to :1 vemy own, I have hereto aflixed my slgnature 10 hicle axle, a resilient lever fulcruming inin the presence of two.'witnesses.

k te -mediate its ends on the bracket, 4:, link HENRY W. KAKASKA. 5 connectin one; end of the lever and one an .(if t 0 vehicle spring and means for y i su porting the spring intermediate its ends J. A. GRAHAM, from the other end oftlle lever. C. R. Jones. 

